Miscellany: Nov. 11, 1991

IT'S NOT IN THE MAIL. For Los Angeles County residents who still haven't received their federal income tax refund, it's time to get on the phone. Last week the IRS shredded 8,642 uncashed checks worth nearly $5 million because they had been returned as undeliverable. The checks will not be reissued unless the taxpayers call in. Failure to contact the IRS could cost one Beverly Hills resident $229,015 -- the largest shredded refund.

GO-GO GORILLA. Timmy, a 497-lb. silverback gorilla from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, left his mate Katie last week for a fling at the Bronx Zoo with four breeding...